iOS 16 brings back one of the features you miss the most: battery percentage.

After several generations of asking for it, Apple finally listened to us. The battery percentage returns to the top of the iPhone screen, so you don’t have to swipe through Control Center to see how much percent your device has left to use. This change appeared in iOS 16 Beta 5 and is available for testing..

If you have an iPhone with Face ID (notched), you should already know this. it is not possible to view the battery percentage without swiping on the Control Center. For this reason, many Apple users have been asking for generations to re-enable this feature in their terminals. So far, Apple has mentioned that there was not enough space to include the icon and numbers at the same time.

Today, Apple is showing us that it just needs time to get things right. In iOS 16 beta 5, it was found that the percentage is returned. And what’s better they did it in a rather curious and aesthetically very pleasing way.

This is how the new iPhone battery percentage works in iOS 16

The battery percentage has been added to the icon itself. The battery icon currently has a white border and white fill. Of course, between the two elements we find a translucent division that reveals what lies behind it. Now when you enable this feature, you’ll see the border and padding become one, giving iOS 16 more room to project the percentage inside the icon without any problems.

Thus, representatives of Cupertino put an end to a long-term appeal. A) Yes, as long as you have an iPhone compatible with iOS 16, you can activate the battery percentage on the system so you never have to lower the control center again. Yes, doing it this way wasn’t all that difficult, but having to touch the screen to see something so simple is an act that detracts from the experience.

Also, the battery icon will change color depending on the state it is in. For example, if it’s charging, it will show up in green and the percentage in white. In offline mode, it will be displayed in white and black letters or black and white letters, depending on the background color.

Which iPhone devices can use this new feature?

Technically, any iPhone with access to iOS 16 beta 5 should be able to access it. Nonetheless, It doesn’t seem to be the case at the moment..

People who have already tested the beta version on various devices have confirmed that it is not available on some models. Between them we have iPhone 12 mini, iPhone 13 mini, iPhone 11 and iPhone XR. In the case of mini versions, this absence may be due to the screen size. However, for the other two, there is currently no exact explanation.

If you have a compatible iPhone, you can activate it from the section Drumson the menu Settings. Just go and activate the option battery percentage.

We don’t know if Apple will enable this feature later on these devices. Time will tell. After all, this feature appeared for the first time, and iOS 16 is still in beta testing. Let’s see how things will look at the official launch in September this year..